Wendell '98

[Edgy MD]

That time the Mets were in a pennant race with a dozen games to go, and Turk Wendell decided, fuck it, if we're going to lose this, I don't want to be sitting on the bench. Bobby Valentine ended up using him in nine games in a row.

[th]Game #[/th]	[th]Date[/th]	[th]Opp [/th]	[th]Rslt [/th]	[th]Inngs [/th]	[th]Dec [/th]	[th]DR [/th]	[th]IP [/th]	[th]H [/th]	[th]R [/th]	[th]ER [/th]	[th]BB [/th]	[th]SO [/th]	[th]HR [/th]	[th]HBP [/th]	[th]ERA[/th]	[th]BF [/th]	[th]Pit [/th]	[th]Str [/th]	[th]SB [/th]	[th]CS [/th]	[th]GDP [/th]	[th]aLI[/th]	[th]WPA [/th]	[th]Entered [/th]	[th]Exited[/th]
	151		14-Sep		@HOU		W,7-4		9–10				1		2.00		2		0		0		0		2		0		0		0.00		8		34		22		0		0		0		2.64		27.5%		b9 | □□□ | 0 out | tie		b10 | 3 out | tie
	152		Sep 15(1)		@HOU		L,5-6		9–10				0		1.67		1		0		0		0		2		0		0		0.00		5		18		13		0		0		1		2.13		27.2%		b9 | ■□□ | 1 out | tie		b10 | 3 out | tie
	153		Sep 15(2)		@HOU		W,8-4		8-GF		S(3)		-1		2.00		1		0		0		1		0		0		0		0.00		7		30		20		0		0		0		1.99		33.3%		b8 | □■□ | 0 out | ahead 1		b9 | end | ahead 4
	154		16-Sep		@HOU		W,4-3		11-GF(11)		S(4)		0		1.00		0		0		0		0		3		0		0		0.00		3		16		10		0		0		0		2.64		20.0%		b11 | □□□ | 0 out | ahead 1		b11 | end | ahead 1
	155		18-Sep		vs. FLA		L,6-7		8–8		H(10)		1		0.67		0		0		0		0		1		0		0		0.00		2		11		7		0		0		0		2.48		12.8%		t8 | ■□□ | 1 out | ahead 1		t8 | 3 out | ahead 1
	156		19-Sep		vs. FLA		W,4-3		7–8		H(11)		0		1.67		0		0		0		1		1		0		1		0.00		7		29		18		0		0		0		2.09		17.3%		t7 | □□□ | 1 out | ahead 1		t8 | 3 out | ahead 1
	157		20-Sep		vs. FLA		W,5-0		9-GF				0		1.00		0		0		0		0		1		0		0		0.00		3		13		10		0		0		0		0.08		0.6%		t9 | □□□ | 0 out | ahead 5		t9 | end | ahead 5
	158		22-Sep		vs. MON		L,3-5		8–8				1		1.00		0		0		0		0		2		0		0		0.00		3		14		9		0		0		0		0.38		2.9%		t8 | □□□ | 0 out | down 2		t8 | 3 out | down 2
	159		23-Sep		vs. MON		L,0-3		8-GF				0		2.00		2		1		1		1		2		0		0		4.50		9		36		20		0		0		0		0.43		-0.4%		t8 | □□□ | 0 out | down 2		t9 | end | down 3
[th][/th]	[th][/th]	[th]Totals[/th]	[th]5 w, 4 l[/th]	[th][/th]	[th]2 H, 2 Sv[/th]	[th]2[/th]	[th]13.00[/th]	[th]6[/th]	[th]1[/th]	[th]1[/th]	[th]3[/th]	[th]14[/th]	[th]0[/th]	[th]1[/th]	[th]0.69[/th]	[th]47[/th]	[th]201[/th]	[th]129[/th]	[th]0[/th]	[th]0[/th]	[th]1[/th]	[th]1.65[/th]	[th]141.2%[/th]	[th][/th]	[th][/th]

Notes:

2. aLI = "average leverage index" per batter. An aLI of 1.00 is the mean across all situations.


4. In addition to these nine games in a row, Wendell pitched two games before the streak, and two games after, so he had exactly one game rest on either end.


6. His total pitches does not include any throws he made to bases or spiked rosin bags.


8. WPA is the percentage of win likelihood he added to the game by his performance. His bottom line of 141.2% suggests he added the likelihood of 1.412 wins to the Mets total for the year by himself — over nine games.


10. Those little base icons don't exist in the "Exited" column because he never over the course of the streak exited in the middle of an inning, much less with any runners on base.

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[metirish]

Turk had some guts , always ready to throw

[Edgy MD]

This streak comes to mind in light of the last few weeks, in which Buck Showalter has seemingly rationed his pitching carefully — making only a modest effort to use his best weapons in the highest-leverage spots, and paying more attention to rest schedules.



This, of course, relates to the fact that they have only a small arsenal of "best weapons" since the trade deadline, the implied surrender that the trade deadline represented, and Showalter probably aligning his philosophy with that of the suits. But it's been frustrating to see the Mets remain about eight games out for what seems like six weeks, in almost every game in the late innings, but going with the guy whose turn it is with the game on the line.



Nobody needs to pull a Wendell, but Turk's '98 streak is largely forgotten, when it should stand out like Carlton '72 compared to contemporary usage patterns.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Including both ends of a doubleheader, wow.



You'll get a day off when there's a day off in the schedule, son. Now start warming up.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, that DR column is for Days of Rest.



It's pretty rare to see -1 days of rest.

[whippoorwill]

Relief pitchers are no longer fun

[Edgy MD]

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Relief pitchers are no longer fun

[nymr83]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Including both ends of a doubleheader, wow. You'll get a day off when there's a day off in the schedule, son. Now start warming up.

Didn't he pitch to McGwire in both ends of a double header that same August?